Recognised as Colour
#A6AE9F
- #A6AE9F
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6AE9F is a green with RGB values 166, 174, 159 and HSL 92°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6AE9F#A6AE9F
HEX#A6AE9F
RGBrgb(166, 174, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6824, 0.6235
RGB percentages65.1%, 68.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(92, 8.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92, 8.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK4.6%, 0%, 8.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,679
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AE9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#595160
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A79FAE
Analogous#AEAE9F, #9FAEA0
Triadic#9FA6AE, #AE9FA6
Split complementary#A09FAE, #AE9FAE
Tetradic#9FAEAE, #A79FAE, #AEA09F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G174
B159
Red166 (65.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue92°
Saturation (HSL)8.47%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AE · B 9F
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